Cherokee-1

Key Information

Quantum
4
Status
Limited Open
Divergence Point
Nineteeth century, exact point unknown. Religion played a much greater role in the treatment of American Indians than did military and political necessity.
Local Year
1986
Summary
Cherokee state exists in Homeline Oklahoma and Northern Texas - Big Oil is an Indian-dominated business.

Description

The history of Cherokee is very similar to that of Homeline, except that religion played a much greater role in the treatment of Native American tribes, with the end result that instead of being marginalized, they are the key political and economic players throughout the Midwest and West United States. The Cherokee in particular dominate Big Oil and vie against the Arabs in OPEC in constant economic competition. The recession and gas shortage of the late seventies didn't happen, with the effect of having much closer Presidential races throughout the eighties, but no other significant historical effects have been found. There are a few cultural differences - tribal facepaint is common among corporate executives of all nationalities and specialties, the interstate highway system is less extensive but more broad (10-lane freeways are the norm, but there are far fewer of them), and, despite New Agey theories, pollution problems are pretty much the same.

Warpath face paint
From the controversially named hostile-takeover movie Warpath, the less traditional but more Wall Street conservative style of face paint.
[Photo by Eigenwelt in Cherokee dominate Big Oil - NationSim Archivist]

Points of Interest

North American Oil building in Oklahoma City. Tribal Court building in Fayetteville, OK. In general, you can expect Texas and the southern Midwest to be much richer and more cosmpolitan, but other than that, Cherokee is identical to 1986 Homeline.

Big Four Influence

The Big Four has a fairly open trade policy with Cherokee - as long as people keep the Secret, and don't do anything stupid, Cherokee is okay. In fact, Cherokee is one of the worlds most often mentioned for "opening up" with the Secret to make them the next world to be admitted to the partnership of the Big Four and become fully Open.

Centrum Influence

None known, though Centrum agents have been caught on Cherokee before.

OOC Origin

Take me back to the Alternate World list.